An Inventory of Community-led Recovery Initiatives in Canterbury
P. Bailey Peryman and Dr. Suzanne Vallance
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Overview Though there is a broad consensus that communities play a key role in disaster response and recovery, most of the existing work in this area focuses on the activities of donor agencies, formal civil defence authorities, and local/central government. Consequently, there is a paucity of research addressing the on-going actions and activities undertaken by communities and ‘emergent groups’ , particularly as they develop after the immediate civil defence or ‘response’ phase is over.
In an attempt to address this gap, this inventory of community-led recovery initiatives was undertaken approximately one year after the most devastating February 2011 earthquake. It is part of on-going project at Lincoln University documenting – and seeking a better understanding of - various emergent communities’ roles in recovery, their challenges, and strategies for overcoming them. This larger project also seeks to better understand how collaborative work between informal and formal recovery efforts might be facilitated at different stages of the process.
This inventory was conducted over the December 2011 – February 2012 period and builds on Landcare Research’s Christchurch Earthquake Activity Inventory which was a similar snapshot taken in April 2011. The intention behind conducting this updated inventory is to gain a longitudinal perspective of how community-led recovery activities evolve over time.
Each entry is ordered alphabetically and contact details have been provided where possible. A series of keywords have also been assigned that describe the main attributes of each activity to assist searches within this document.
This inventory was supported by the Lincoln University Research Fund and the Royal Society Marsden Fund.
Contact Dr Suzanne Vallance or Bailey Peryman [email protected] [email protected]
Faculty of Environment, Society and Design P O Box 84 Lincoln University 7647 Christchurch, New Zealand p +64 3 325 3838 extn: 8747 f +64 3 325 3857 w www.lincoln.ac.nz
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The Inventory
Activity Notes Keywords
10, 000 Bags of Description Eastern suburbs; church; gifts; Hope “Loving Christchurch by making & distributing 10 000 hope filled bags to the Eastern Facebook suburbs”
Contact http://www.hopechristchurch.com/ Project led by the Life Christian Centre: http://www.ilife.co.nz/ Facebook page (592 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/10000-Bags-of- Hope-for-Christchurch/219366574764222
24-7 Youthwork Description Youth; survey; Todd Foundation 24-7 YouthWork is a trust relationship between a local school and a local church in the context of the local community working together. Received funding from the Todd Foundation: To survey school student voices in the rebuilding of Christchurch
Contact: http://24-7youthwork.org.nz/ Action for Chch Description Eastern suburbs; blog; Facebook; East / Rally for Strong UNITE Union presence protest; union Chch Remains on similar tact to inventory blurb, geographical scope appears to be broadening, corellates to broader shift in focus from short to long term aspirations
Contact Lastest blog post Nov 20, 2011: http://actionforchristchurcheast.blogspot.com/2011/11/things-are-starting-to-heat-up.html
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Facebook page in use as a ‘group’ (121 members – last post Feb 23, 2012): http://www.facebook.com/groups/157343997625497/
Addington Description Addington; communications; Action Very active with extensive website (last post Feb 29, 2012), regular posts on a broad range community development; active of community-based activities, collaboration and civic-minded communications Geographical scope remains focused on Addington, activities are generally recovery orientated but appears more community development orientated than original scope noted in inventory.
Contact http://www.addingtonaction.org.nz/p/contact.html Addington Description Addington; social network Space: The Members (54), appears largely a comms/online social network outlet for Addington Action. online voice of Some other posts made on roughly a fortnightly basis. the Addington community Contact http://addington.ning.com/ Art Nomad Description Arts; transition; adaptive re-use; Similar to Renew Newcastle – not specifically EQ or recovery related, but they move through business unused spaces, linked with GapFiller style initiatives. “a small group of art enthusiasts who appreciate and love art. We want to bring artwork to unused and unusual places and spaces, to give opportunity for artists to showcase and sell their works in a simple and fun way, for public to have more access to enjoy, view and buy beautiful objects of art, and for us to have a sustainable business while having a good time doing it!”
Contact http://www.artnomad.co.nz/ Arts Voice Description Arts; collaboration; representation
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Christchurch The Christchurch arts community seeks a vision and strategy for the arts that secures the arts as an essential part of the new city. The group represents and serves the arts community of Christchurch, by whom it has been appointed.
Contact http://artsvoicechch.com/ AvON (Avon Description Restoration; Avon River; Red zone; Otakaro “AvON wants to make the vision of a beautiful park and reserve in the Christchurch red zone organised; Eastern suburbs Network) around the Avon River a reality. You can read all about who we are and what we're aiming for in our charter.” Forum held February 14, 2012 to approve revised structure and endorsement of Charter from groups and organisations. Gathering significant momentum.
Contact [email protected] http://www.avonotakaronetwork.co.nz/index.html Avondale Description Communication; Avondale; Eastern Residents’ A communication and support network for the residents of Avondale suburbs Association Contact P: 021 045 4458 E: [email protected] There is more information post-EQ on the ‘Sister Suburbs’ website: http://www.sistersuburbs.org.nz/Who-Needs-Help/Avondale_Residents_Association.aspx Facebook (128 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Avondale-Residents- Association-Christchurch-NZ/102014776559164
Avonside Description Avonside; red zone; communication; This is a citizen-initiated news stream/blog for those living in the Avonside area and anyone blog; Eastern suburbs else looking for information or news on earthquake assessment, rebuilding and related matters.
Contact
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http://avonsidechch.blogspot.com/
Burnside Elim Description Church; Burnside; Todd Foundation; Church Have attracted funding from the Todd Foundation to support coordination of volunteer volunteer coordination efforts related to the recovery led by this church.
Contact http://burnsideelim.wordpress.com/about-us/earthquake-outreach/
CanCERN Description Red zone; communication; Extensive network advocating for community engagement in recovery processes. Publishes representation; organised regular newsletters and website updates
Contact www.cancern.org.nz Canterbury Description Red zone; land development; Affordable Co-operative Land Trust: To facilitate and provide governance for the development of a cooperation; affordable housing; Sections series of affordable section development projects for Red Zone home owners. organised
Contact http://www.canterburyaffordablesections.org.nz/ Canterbury Description Water quality; recreation; Facebook; Recreational Facebook page with link to the results of ECan Water Quality testing for recreational spots in information Water Quality Cantebury – has gathered interest since earthquakes given the closure of city beaches.
Contact Facebook (252 ‘likes @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/canterburyrecwater Canterbury Red Description Facebook; red zones; active Zones ‘Red Zoners is to network with people effected by the Canterbury Earthquakes, assisting them to get advice, and support as they seek to get back to normality’
Contact Facebook (138 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/CanterburyRedZones
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Choice CHCH Description Entertainment; CERA Choice Chch features free neighbourhood picnics and free pop-up movies. Led by CERA Link to article describing activity
Contact Facebook (603 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/ChoiceChch?sk=info CHCH 101 Description Tertiary education; service-learning; Special Topic: Special topic promoting service-learning type activities. Unclear whether this will become a University of Canterbury Rebuilding regular course. Christchurch - An Introduction Contact to Community http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/courseinfo/GetCourseDetails.aspx?course=CHCH101&occurre Engagement in nce=11S2(C)&year=2011 Tertiary Studies
Christchurch Description Mass volunteer; gift Baking Army http://www.chchbakingarmy.com/pages/about/
Contact http://www.chchbakingarmy.com/
Christchurch Description Facebook; Journal; informal media; Earthquake ‘Christchurch Earthquake Journal is a community based journal made up of contributions active Community from the people of Christchurch for the people of Christchurch, past and present.’ Journal Contact [email protected] http://www.chcheqjournal.com/ Facebook (4,677 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christchurch- Earthquake-Journal/101097049978117 Christchurch Description Property rights; business owners Earthquake – Supporting the rights of Christchurch business owners to rebuild our city
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Property Access Rights Contact Facebook (38 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012 – last post Nov 17, 2011): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christchurch-Earthquake-Property-Access- Rights/155118514548098?sk=info Christchurch Description Relief Fund; Mayor of Christchurch Earthquake “The Christchurch Earthquake Mayoral Relief Fund provides funding toward projects that Mayoral Relief contribute to the rebuilding of the social and physical infrastructure of Christchurch Fund following the earthquakes. As at 12 January, $7 million had been donated to the Fund. The Council has allocated $3.7 million, and so $3.3 million remains in the Fund. The Fund focuses on projects such as repairing or rebuilding damaged community buildings or structures. However, projects that contribute to this outcome, such as getting specialist advice on the repair or rebuilding of an earthquake damaged community building or structure, may also be considered.”
Contact http://www.ccc.govt.nz/homeliving/civildefence/chchearthquake/MayoralReliefFund.aspx Christchurch Description Church; Todd Foundation; schools; Methodist Received funding from Todd Foundation for: coordinated support for children and families, organised Mission particularly from “twin schools”
Contact http://www.mmsi.org.nz/adult-services/earthquake-support-service.html http://www.mmsi.org.nz/pdfs/Update-2011.pdf Christchurch Description Communication; online Neighbours “E-Democracy.org builds online public space in the heart of real democracy and community. Forums Our mission is to harness the power of online tools to support participation in public life, strengthen communities, and build democracy.”
Contact http://forums.e-democracy.org/
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Christchurch Description Information; online ‘QuakeMap’ A website that presents a time-lapse visualisation of the earthquake and aftershocks primarily to help those outside the affected area understand what those in Canterbury are experiencing. It plots data using Geonet on a map using the Google Maps API with the size of the circle denoting the magnitude and the colour showing the focal depth. Also led to the creation of a Japanese version.
Contact http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/ http://www.japanquakemap.com/ Christchurch Description Information Regeneration Inactive in recent months Project http://www.rebuildchristchurch.co.nz/regenerate/home
Contact [email protected] Christchurch Description Tertiary education; Facebook; Resilience “This is page provides links to readings and case studies that might be helpful resources for resilience; political commentary Reading community groups and small businesses, decision makers or anyone interested in planning Resources and policy making after the Christchurch earthquake 4 Sept 2010 and the aftershocks of 22 February, 2011” Regular posts from Bronwyn Hayward with largely political commentary
Contact http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christchurch-resilience-reading- resources/144096378990415 Christchurch Description Transport; recreation; restoration; City to Sea “Christchurch Coastal Pathway Group is proposing that our quake-damaged water’s edge is coastal; organised Pathway rebuilt with an international standard pathway incorporated along it. The most urgent need is from Scarborough to Ferrymead Bridge, and we believe it should form the beginning of an eventual greenway onwards into the CBD via riverways, eventually forming part of the national cycleway.”
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Contact Facebook: (76 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/christchurch.coastalpathway Comfort for Description Gifts; volunteer; Facebook Christchurch “We are here to provide comfort - "Comfort Crusaders" have been visiting elderly homes and badly affected areas - bringing a tiny bit of hope to any one just wanting some company. We are distributing baking of all sorts and bottled water while also knocking on doors and checking in on residents and visiting, and we are also collecting information for eq.org.nz while we are out on the streets.”
Contact Facebook (2,382 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/comfortforchristchurch Email: [email protected] Community Description Energy efficiency; organised; healthy Energy Action “We are a charitable trust working on warm and healthy homes for all in our community but homes Charitable Trust especially for elderly, for families with young children, for those with medical conditions and for households on low incomes in general.”
Contact 71 Beresford St, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand 8141 (03) 374 7222 http://www.cea.co.nz Community Description Food; voluntary; gifts Fruit Harvest – Picking excess fruit from Christchurch trees and distributing to local charities. To reduce Christchurch wastage of seasonal fruit by sharing with those in need.
Contact Facebook (351 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pickfruitchristchurch [email protected] 0226740727 Dallington Description Hub; communication; red zone; Community Hub “A community-led response to the devastating Christchurch Earthquake of 22/02/11” Eastern suburbs
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Facebook (89 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dallington-Community- Hub/205558232788581 Draco Description Political commentary; organised Foundation Connected to residents’ association-type networks, offering ‘independent monitoring of Local Government activity’.
Contact http://www.councilwatch.org.nz/public/pub_about.htm EarthquakeCHC Description Representation; red zone H.com “Our main goal at the moment is to ensure everyone gets treated fairly and justly”. Appears to be a truly ‘informal’ organisation – very little in the way of cohesive information about what the group is intending to do. Website is indicative of the amount of frustration out there amongst those affected by decisions about their land.
Contact http://www.earthquakechch.com/ Eastside Description Gifts; voluntary; Eastern suburbs; Earthquake “Reaching out to rebuild, renew and restore hopes, hearts and homes” Facebook Support Angels Contact Facebook (288 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastside-Earthquake- Support-Angels/159514400768485 Eating Description Organised; holistic health Awareness EAT is a community based organisation working with a holistic approach for the self- Team (EAT) empowerment of individuals dealing with food and body image issues. Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: overheads, mileage, and newsletter production to provide mobile support post-earthquake
Contact Facebook (77 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/eat.nz http://thepulse.org.nz/Me/My-Body/Image/EAT/ ERST 330: Short Description Tertiary education; resilience Course in Risk “An introduction to, and evaluation of, the concepts of risk and resilience as they are
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Contact [email protected] http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Course-Page?CourseCode=ERST%20330 Farmy Army Description Mass volunteer; red zone A la Student Volunteer Army, the heavy duty version. Have contributed volunteer efforts to liquefaction clean-ups and other associated activities (e.g. ‘Aftersocks’ fundraiser: www.aftersocks.co.nz, hot meals for residents in affected areas).
Contact Facebook (1,042 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Farmy-Army- Federated-Farmers/203178676360140?sk=wall [email protected] Forest and Bird Description Organised; ecological restoration; (north Presence noted at AvON forum on February 14, 2012. advocacy Canterbury branch) Contact http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/branches/north-canterbury Future Description Organised; advocacy; political Canterbury “FCN believes it is important to have an independent body of appropriate people, who commentary Network collectively have a major stake in the city, who can constructively monitor and peer review the processes and decisions that will now become the responsibly of CERA”
Contact http://futurecanterburynetwork.wordpress.com/ Gap Filler Description Arts; transition; adaptive re-use; “Gap Filler aims to temporarily activate vacant sites within Christchurch with creative innovation; organised projects, to make for a more interesting, dynamic and vibrant city.” For a really good video of where GapFiller was at on December 21, 2011 (shows the broad diversity of initiatives and the way they are used): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=decWPC4zLiY Going from strength to strength. Facebook presence is strong, regular events being held and
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new ‘gaps’ being filled monthly. Each initiative is unique and ‘owned’ in different ways by the local community.
Contact Facebook (2,906 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/GapFiller www.gapfiller.org.nz Generator Description Arts; tertiary education; innovation Christchurch’s new creative and social enterprise community
Contact (CPIT) 60 Madras St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8140 Facebook (34 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/generatorchch Get Local Description Youth; tourism “Get Local is a new initiative brought to you by YHA New Zealand to celebrate the spirit of Christchurch and Canterbury post-earthquakes. Get Local promises to connect locals and travellers with cool activities, quirky businesses, grassroots events and home-grown attractions and culture.”
Contact www.getlocal.co.nz Greening the Description Ecological restoration; landscape Rubble “Greening the Rubble is a community project for Christchurch, NZ, which unites a team of architecture; transition; organised volunteers from several organisations, responding creatively to the extensive damage caused by recent large earthquakes. We are creating temporary public parks and gardens on sites of demolished buildings, usually in commercial rather than residential streets.”
Contact Facebook (733 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/greeningtherubble http://greeningtherubble.org.nz/wp/ The Habitat Description Collaboration; action-research; Project “The Habitat Project exists to support collaborative processes and community-based Sumner initiatives through facilitating collective action and research on contemporary planning,
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design and education topics”.
Contact [email protected] 021 318 548 / 03 326 5672 Harbour Basin Description Collaboration; cooperation; food; Food Security “The vision of The Harbour Basin Co-Operative is to become a world model of a sustainable, business; education; Lyttelton project resilient, self-supporting, self-determining community” Harbour Basin; organised
Contact [email protected] [email protected] Healthy Description Health; organised Christchurch Healthy Christchurch is a network of about 200 very diverse organisations with three things in common :
They provide services to people living in Christchurch. They signed the Healthy Christchurch Charter in which they agree to 'work together to promote, protect and improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Christchurch'. In late 2005 they agreed to focus on two priorities in the short-medium term: o to improve the physical activity and nutrition of people living in Christchurch, and o to reduce the health inequalities in Christchurch by working to improve the health status of those who are worse off.
Healthy Christchurch aims to:
Forge a common vision for a healthy city. Foster healthy relationships between diverse agencies and sectors in Christchurch, from 'grassroots' groups to government agencies. Enable flexible, collaborative and prompt responses to emergent health issues.
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Ensure all policy incorporates a health perspective.
Contact http://www.healthychristchurch.org.nz/ http://www.healthychristchurch.org.nz/contact.aspx Jeremy and Description Communication; disability issues Evelyn the Sign A tribute to the sign language interpreter for official news communications language people of TV Contact Facebook (25,838 ‘likes’ @Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeremy-the-Sign- Language-Guy/144587215605706 JoJos Place Description Child wellbeing Online aid to help young children deal with the earthquakes. News article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6158987/Online-aid- comforts-children
Contact http://www.jojosplace.org/ Life in Vacant Description Collaboration; transition; organised; Spaces “LiVS seeks to make use of empty space in the interim, to support vibrancy, recovery and adaptive re-use; arts; restoration business as well as innovation and experimentation. The overall aim of the LiVS coordinating organisation will be to connect spaces offered by property owners with projects and ideas offered by anyone. It will liaise with landowners, space users and delivery partners as well as the Christchurch City Council.”
Contact [email protected] Lifepaths Description Youth; psychological wellbeing; Todd Charitable Trust Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: Facilitator training and workbooks to Foundation support emotional resilience for students in 15 schools.
Contact http://www.lifepaths.org.nz/
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Lyttelton Description Lyttelton; social services; Community Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: The maintenance and running costs of a community services House community van for post-earthquake community support Community House seeks to provide social, educational, vocational and health support for vulnerable people in the Lyttelton Harbour Basin community.
Contact 03-741 1427 7 Dublin St Lyttelton Christchurch 8082 http://www.hrc.co.nz/race-relations/te-ngira-the-nz-diversity-action- programme/participants-2012/lyttelton-community-house Lonely Planet Description Tourism An article about what visitors to Christchurch post-EQ can expect/do
Contact http://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand/christchurch-and- canterbury/christchurch/travel-tips-and-articles/76957 Lower Avon Description Heritage; restoration; landscape; Heritage Trail Lots of expertise, political and media nous and experience in the form of Di Lucas and Di organised Madgin. Beginning to gain traction, representatives also endorse AvON Charter and involved in reference groups.
Contact http://www.lucas-associates.co.nz/assets/Water/The-Lower-Avon-Heritage-Recovery-Trail- dl.pdf Made in Description Business support; directory Christchurch: “Our Mission: To put businesses back in contact with their customers, after the Feb 22nd post-quake Canterbury earthquake. Search for a business near you, there are over 800 businesses business enlisted at Made In Christchurch” directory Contact http://www.madeinchristchurch.co.nz/ Mt. Pleasant Description Mount Pleasant; organised;
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Community Mt Pleasant Community Centre & Residents Association Inc. or MPCC for short has been part residents association; market; Centre and of the Mt Pleasant Community for 54 years. Originally established at the same time as the community services Residents Community Centre was built, our role is a wide one and essentially it is to ensure that the Association social, cultural and recreational needs of our community are fulfilled. Our vision is: “To nurture and facilitate a dynamic, friendly community that is resilient and sustainable.”
Contact http://www.mpcc.org.nz/ Facebook (344 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/mtpleasantcommunity [email protected] National Council Description Women’s affairs; research of Women Conducting research project to record women's experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Contact http://www.ncwnz.org.nz/who-we-are/ New Brighton Description New Brighton; community Project Presence noted at AvON Forum, February 14, 2012, although level of involvement not development known.
Contact 33889920 [email protected] Facebook (629 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Brighton- Project/151808139718 http://www.newbrightonproject.org.nz/ NGO and Description NGO; directory Community “This website provides a single space for Christchurch community organisations and NGOs Organisation to keep each other up to date” Updater Contact http://ngoupdater.org.nz/ North Description North Canterbury; Kaiapoi;
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Canterbury Attracted funding from the Todd Foundation to ‘assist new residents and those in temporary neighbourhood support Neighbourhood housing in Kaiapoi to get to know each other and enhance development of relationships’ Support North Canterbury
Contact Anne Kay Neighbourhood Support North Canterbury c/- Rangiora Police Station PO Box 5, Rangiora Telephone: (03) 313 2681 Fax: (03) 313 4727 Email: [email protected] North New Description North New Brighton; community Brighton “Supporting the North New Brighton Area - By the Community, For the Community” support Community Hub Contact Facebook (100 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-New-Brighton- Community-Hub/187650467943204 One Voice Te Description NGO; representation; advocacy Reo Kotahi We are ‘One Voice Te Reo Kotahi’, speaking from the sector allowing the voices of organisations that have not been formed by Government or Commerce to be heard. We stand for all parts of the sector, as tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti, providing expertise and experience of and in the sector.
Contact [email protected] http://bit.ly/1voicetereokotahi-reg Otautahi Urban Description Food; waste minimisation; Foraging “All over the city there is food that is being grown by nature, which falls on the ground and information rots without being utilised. This group will function as a treasure map for the city, displaying information about foraging throughout the Christchurch area which are publicly accessible”
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http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=208197742332986184776.0004 6e8abe731301e2517&t=h&z=5 Otautahi Youth Description Youth representation; advocacy Council “The Otautahi Youth Council (OYC) is an independent youth body intended to represent the views and opinions of young people in Christchurch. The OYC committee is made up of a group of active young citizens who take action initiatives to achieve positive change. We aim to help young people become more involved in decisions that affect their lives. The Otautahi Youth Council is an independent organisation that works under the umbrella of the White Elephant Trust”
Contact Facebook (1060 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/OtautahiYouthCouncil www.oyc.co.nz [email protected] Parklands Description Parklands; red zone Recovery Group “Parklands Recovery Group unites an earthquake response by affected parties within the greater Parklands: Tumara Park, Forest Park, Parklands, Queenspark and Travis Country, within Burwood-Pegasus ward of Christchurch City, New Zealand.”
Contact Facebook (34 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Parklands-Recovery- Group/328501420512309 Cecile Murphy 03-3833992 or 027-4162674 Dion Murphy 03-3833992 or 027-4162674 [email protected] http://parklandsrecovery.wordpress.com/ P.E.E.E.P Trust Description Environmental restoration; Project “This scheme has had the double advantage of giving people an opportunity to prepare for employment Employment & the work force while enhancing many of Canterbury’s coastlines parks and waterways as Environmental contracted by the Canterbury City Council. An abundance of healthy plants are grown at the Enhancement nursery. Programme Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: Wages for earthquake clean-up crew”
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Contact 03 388 5647 PKN_CHCH_10S Description Event; entertainment; inspiration; pecial Edition One off event debate ‘Inspire Christchurch’ Contact http://www.christchurchmusic.org.nz/events/pknchch10-special-edition- %E2%80%9Cinspire-christchurch%E2%80%9D Pop-up Description Tourism; promotion; recovery Christchurch A blog style website updating developments that might attract people to visit Christchurch. Involves Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism, the Regional Tourism Organisation for the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand.
Contact http://popupcity.co.nz/about-us Positive Description Community development; Directions Trust Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: Earthquake Recovery Volunteer Programme disadvantaged support Positive Directions Trust – He Tohutohu Pai ki Waitaha (PDT) aims to encourage and facilitate community development for disadvantaged sectors of society and others.
Contact http://pdt.org.nz/home/ Project Description Community development; resilience Lyttelton Strong community-based organisation, new projects include Harbour Basin Resilience building; food security; organised Project (founded on an application that leveraged off the EQ situation and greater awareness in the community about issues to do with food security/resilience).
Contact www.lyttelton.net.nz http://lyttelton.net.nz/component/content/article/3-newsflash/229-job-opportunity Facebook (797 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love- Lyttelton/167482593300411 Quake Stories Description Oral history; archiving; stories
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“QuakeStories is a place to share your stories of the quakes, how they affected you – wherever you live, the aftermath and the ongoing story of the rebuilding. It will become a record for future generations, one that will continue to grow long after the quakes stop being news”
Contact http://www.quakestories.govt.nz/ [email protected] Facebook (151 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/quakestories Rangiora Baptist Description Volunteer coordination; Kaiapoi; Church Coordination of volunteers to visit Kaiapoi area residents and identify and respond to their church; organised Community challenging needs. Ministries and Wellbeing North Contact Canterbury http://www.rbc.net.nz/Community/Community.aspx Rangiora Description Rangiora; large voluntary support; Earthquake The Rangiora Earthquake Express (R.E.E) is a grassroots relief effort to urgently supply food, relief; Eastern suburbs Express water and other essential items to the hardest hit and poorest areas of Christchurch City following the February 22nd earthquake. Flew in 45 tonnes of hot food to the eastern suburbs in the first few weeks following Feb 22 EQ.
Contact Facebook (4244 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/rangioraearthquakeexpress Rebuild Description Information Christchurch “We are a non profit independent community group provided to serve the residents of Christchurch suffering after both the September earthquake, the February quake and all the aftershocks between. We are volunteers who are passionate to see Christchurch is rebuilt right.” Contact [email protected] Rebuild Description Cathedral; open society; visioning Christchurch “Giving form to the notion of Christchurch City as the gateway to the rebirth of civil society Cathedral using in the 21st Century”
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Contact http://www.recovercanterbury.co.nz/ Redcliffs-on-Sea Description Redcliffs; voluntary; community Community “The Redcliffs Information Centre was established by local residents Vicki and Peter Hyde on support; information; organised Information 26 February and is coordinated by Fletcher Stanton. Redcliffs Information Centre established Centre itself in a small office on the corner of Main and Beachville Roads. The information centre began as a place for local residents to access information about evacuations, location of portable toilets, water supplies, and the like, and donated foodstuffs and grocery items were provided at a time where few people remained in their homes, and those who did, did not have water, telephone, or electricity. It serves a broader purpose – providing support for local residents as they returned to the area (and many have), a place for a chat in a friendly welcoming environment.”
Contact [email protected] 0800234565 ReGeneration Description Youth engagement; community Canterbury “The ReGeneration project is an independent network for young New Zealander's who are development; sustainability; working to create positive change in their communities, workplaces, families, schools and organised natural environments. Members support each others' work through regular projects and collaborations, annual events and online networks.”
Contact Facebook group has 49 members at Feb 2012:
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http://www.facebook.com/groups/regencanterbury/ www.regeneration.org.nz Resilient Description Conference; Lincoln University; Futures “Supporting recovery in greater Christchurch”. A conference held at Lincoln University academic research; information; Conference (2011) bringing together international perspectives on best practice in recovery. resilience; best practice Presentations available online.
Contact http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Resilient-Futures Rise Up Description Information; stories; community Christchurch “Originally set up to help people in Christchurch get the information and help they need, support; Facebook share their stories and experiences following the devastating February 22 2011 earthquake. Now we are a place where we can share stories, resources and information throughout our recovery. Please post your messages of support. Christchurch needs to hear from you.”
Contact Facebook (109,638 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/riseupchristchurch?sk=app_190322544333196 Rolleston Quake Description Rolleston; temporary; volunteer Help Facebook page set-up to direct community response coming out of Rolleston to other areas coordination of the city, primarily to the Rangiora Earthquake Express initiative. Typical of many ad hoc groups set-up and now unused on Facebook (last post March 6, 2011).
Contact Facebook (228 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rolleston-Quake- Help/150340571693249 Shaking Up Description Education; visioning Christchurch http://thinkbeyond.co.nz/suce/ Education The Christchurch earthquakes have devastated a whole range of infrastructures regarded as vital components for a community to survive successfully. One of the key components of this infrastructure is our education system and, following the earthquakes, this has been seriously compromised. At the same time there are now new possibilities and opportunities. In response to this a group of independent consultants, educators and business people have
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started networking to discuss a compelling vision for education in Christchurch. At the moment we have called ourselves the Shaking Up Christchurch Education Network.
Contact Have developed a concept plan for Education in Christchurch and made submissions to both CERA and CCC on recovery plans: http://thinkbeyond.co.nz/suce/concept-plan/ Share an Idea Description Consultation; planning Christchurch City Council run consultation project, widely considered a successful marketing campaign promoting basic participation in the submission stages of the draft Central City Recovery Plan.
Contact http://www.centralcityplan.org.nz/info/share-an-idea.aspx Shoreline Youth Description Youth; social work Trust Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: Administrative and website support to free- up youth workers and social workers to provide more post-earthquake support
Contact [email protected] Social Description Organised; youth engagement; social Innovation Trust “We ignite and facilitate grassroots community action” responsibility Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: Generation-y engagement, innovation and leadership for the Christchurch rebuild. Held ‘CERA and Social Innovation Youth Jam’, Youth Vision 2050, also supported Student Volunteer Army.
Contact http://socialinnovation.org.nz/ [email protected] Soil and Health Description Soil; health; organics; restoration; Association Supporting the Avon Otakaro Network through representation and endorsement of the red zone (Canterbury AvON Charter. Branch) Contact
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http://www.organicnz.org/branch/canterbury/ Sport Description Sport; recreation; school sport; Canterbury Significant level of involvement in recovery, particularly for schools. Have a dedicated funding conduit; organised recovery manager and have been a conduit for funding from Earthquake Appeal Trust out to the sport and recreational community.
Contact http://www.sportcanterbury.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=e2smarty_categ ory§ionid=2&id=355&Itemid=609 Spreydon Description Spreydon; Church; community Baptist Church Similar to other Churches in the area, well organised and providing practical support services services; organised to their local community.
Contact www.spreydon.org.nz St. Albans Description St. Albans; organised; information; Community Website has regular updates and a wide range of information. Some services provided, e.g. advocacy; education Centre community education workshops
Contact 374 2465 [email protected] http://stalbans.gen.nz/ Street Groups Description Neighbourhood support; Limited “Street Groups Limited is creating an opportunity to put community life back into local communication; organised neighbourhoods. It depends for success entirely on the density of community support in each street. In a Streets Groups, the people who live on the street can be all together at the same time. That makes a huge difference to the quality of the conversation.”
Contact John Veitch – (03) 352 8372 http://streetgroups.co.nz/ Student Description Mass volunteer coordination; youth;
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Volunteer Army “This year, the Student Volunteer Army is establishing itself as an organisation to assist with students; organised; Facebook volunteering in Christchurch. It is an incorporated society registered with the charities commission, and is goverened by an elected committee. It is an affiliated club to the University of Canterbury Students Association, though it is not exclusively for UC students.”
Contact www.sva.org.nz [email protected],nz Sumner Area EQ Description Facebook; information; Sumner Info Facebook “A source of local information based out of Sumner for all current Earthquake related Page information for the community as a whole. The Sumner Area is classed as Sumner, Redcliffs and Mt Pleasant for this page use. Created Feb 2011.” General updates about events relating to Sumner area, a good photo-log of building demolitions, site redevelopments etc.
Contact Facebook (922 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sumner-Area-EQ- info/207312039284110 [email protected] Sumner Bays Description Sumner; Redcliffs; Church; elderly; Union Trust Its purpose is to build Sumner and Redcliffs as strong communities, providing services to organised meet the needs of the local communities as they are identified. Received funding from the Todd Foundation for: The rental and electricity costs of the Redcliffs Community Information Centre.
Contact http://www.sumnerbays.org.nz/ [email protected] (03) 376-4020 Sumner Description Information; community Community The Sumner Community Group is a loose coalition of local people who believe that our development; organised; Sumner; community can overcome the destruction of February 2011, better, stronger, and more social network sustainable than before.
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Lots of sub-groups, community development initiatives, good relationship with CCC, well- organised community group. Contact www.sumnercommunity.org.nz http://sumnercommunity.org.nz/Contact-us Sumner Description Organised; Sumner; representation; Residents’ Newly reformed – well organised. Significant community development projects in the community development; advocacy Association planning stages
Contact [email protected] http://sumnerresidents.co.nz/ Sustainable Description Sustainability; advocacy Otautahi “Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch fosters the vision of sustainability in the city.” Christchurch Contact http://www.sustainablechristchurch.org.nz/home/ http://www.sustainablechristchurch.org.nz/contact-us/ Sustainable Description Sustainability; construction Habitat Brief news article outlines a project “to create a funky, recycled, moveable office for the Gap Challenge Filler project.”: http://happyzine.co.nz/2011/12/09/regenerating-small-sustainable-shacs-in- the-temporaily-vacant-sites-of-christchurch/
Contact [email protected] [email protected] TEDx EQChCh Description Information; visioning; organised ‘Salon’ events have been hosted as recent as August 1, 2011 – website and Facebook page current (posts as recent as November 15, 2011).
Contact Facebook (970 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/TEDxEQChCh The Event held – no follow up material available. Media reports available: Youth engagement; conference;
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Christchurch http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=67938 visioning Project: Youth Vision 2050 Contact [email protected] Todd Description Significant funding; community Foundation – “The Todd Foundation Earthquake Recovery Fund funding will focus on two key areas: support Earthquake Engaging communities in recovery and renewal Recovery Fund Supporting the recovery of the Canterbury not-for-profit sector” http://www.toddfoundation.org.nz/christchurch-earthquake-recovery-fund/ $775, 000 distributed by December 2011.
Contact Bede Martin 021 230 2908 [email protected] Town Reserve Description Arts; City Centre; Fitzgerald Avenue; 97 - Community Develop cnr of Gloucester Street & Fitzgerald Avenue in to an Arts Precinct, including a temporary space; heritage Arts Precinct performance theatre, cinema, cafe, rehearsal, studio & gallery spaces. Concept available on Facebook page.
Contact Facebook (126 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/TR97CAT?sk=info [email protected] Waterways Description Restoration; freshwater Centre for Presence at the AvON forum held on February 14, 2012. Involvement unknown. management; red zone; academic Freshwater research Management Contact http://waterways.ac.nz/index.shtml [email protected] Wellbeing North Description North Canterbury; organised; Canterbury Established well before Canterbury EQs, brought to attention in this audit as a recipient of extensive community support funding from the Todd Foundation. Our vision: Wellbeing in North Canterbury
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Our mission: Providing quality services that respond effectively to existing and emerging community needs. Services include an Early Learning Centre and parent support for young parents, District Truancy Service, Safer Schools (bullying and emotional safety), Community Youth Work, Youth Drug and Alcohol Counselling, Family Counselling, Education Programmes, Strengthening Families, School Holiday Programmes, a Food Bank, referral services, and community information.
Contact (03) 310 6375 http://www.wellbeingnc.org.nz/ http://www.wellbeingnc.org.nz/contact_wellbeing When A City Description Movie; historic record; documentary Falls Movie about the February event, see following review: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/5863656/Christchurch-earthquake-movie- preview
Contact http://www.whenacityfalls.co.nz White Elephant Description Youth; advocacy; representation Trust “White Elephant Trust is a youth-driven charity based in central Christchurch aimed to cultivate leadership and facilitate positive youth development. WE is for youth, run by youth and we’re taking an active role in our city’s response to youth issues.”
Contact we.org.nz Manager – Nathan Durkin 022 493 4636 [email protected] Volunteering Description Mass volunteer coordination; Canterbury “Volunteering Canterbury (VolCan) works to promote, support and uphold the integrity of organised voluntary work with commitment to te Tiriti o Waitangi”
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Contributing support and coordination of volunteer initiatives in various recovery activities.
Contact 0800 865 268 [email protected] www.volcan.org.nz Facebook (1609 ‘likes’ @ Feb 2012): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Volunteering- Canterbury/76308735321 Youthtown Description Youth; support; relief “Youthtown’s purpose is simple – it’s to inspire young people to realise their potential through physical, social and creative experiences. Helping New Zealand’s youth to succeed and flourish is what drives our organisation and motivates our team”. Have organised a range of activities including a ‘break from the quake’ initiative.
Contact http://www.youthtown.org.nz/aboutus.html http://www.youthtown.org.nz/contact_us.html
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